Osama Khalifa
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Professional Profile
Over ten years of experience as a consultant on SAP implementation and support
SAP Professional Experience
November 2012 – present Roc America
Global SAP HCM Specialists
SAP Security Support CONSULTANT
Extensively worked on Production tickets and Requests
Analyzing the existing security and implemented the security redesign where ever necessary to be compliant with internal controls and SOD as per the security process
Worked on HR processes and automated the SAP user id (SU01) and 105 record creation process based on the HR master data for ESS and MSS access
Implement and maintain the multiple SAP instances that comprise the SAP environment (development, test, training and production)
Introduce technical changes into the environment using a structured approach that minimizes risk and achieves high reliability, availability and performance of each SAP instance
Manage SAP users, authorizations, and profiles
Monitor all SAP systems (work processes, users, system logs, short dumps, locks, developer traces, system traces, disk space, etc.)
Participate in the planning and implementation of SAP system upgrades
24x7 on-call rotational commitment
March 2004 – November 2012 Accenture Corp
Consultant - Various Client Engagements
Developed security strategy document
Developed security blueprint
Developed security strategy and standards
Performed testing and defect management of roles
Performed audit compliance activities and monitored segregation of duties via SAP GRC Compliance Calibrator
Performed portal security administration
Gathered requirements, built, tested and implemented the security roles
Led testing and defect management of roles
Utilized emergency access controls for emergency system access
Implemented Central User Administration (CUA)
Implemented custom user provisioning solution
Served as defect liaison and led testing and defect management of roles
Performed validation of security profiles created
Go-live and post Go-Live experience
Responsible for the Application security components, including but not limited to gap analysis identification, risk mitigation, and Segregation of duties information (SOD)
Responsible for Consolidating business role definition and business role to transaction mapping for the technical team.
Work as the Liaison between Business, Functional and Technical teams to ensure that the overall application security design meets the needs of the functional team
Involved in ten-Full Life Cycles implementations of SAP Security from Realization to Go-Live. Review Critical and Sensitive authorizations
Solution Manager knowledge
SKILLS Summary
SAP Security Administrator, including but not limited to user and role administration. (R/3 3.x to the current ECC 6.0)
Collaborate with other team members and business representatives to ensure that security settings meet the requirements of the business and align with the defined controls and standards
Respond to requests and prepare SAP security roles and profiles based on management and department needs
Implements and establish standards for custom authorization objects
Build roles to accommodate segregation of duty
Initiates setup of Central User Administration based on SAP ALE functionality implement LDAP (Active Directory Identity Management)
Manages ECC security on a daily basis
Installs system updates (support packs, notes, etc.) to the SAP component systems, and Third party add-on products; as required to keep systems up-to-date or to correct Problems; or as requested by business functional teams and approved by management
Problem escalation and resolution, working with SAP and other software/hardware vendors to resolve problems
Analyze system performance, system health checks and implement tuning improvements
Clients
US Army
E.ON U.S a diversified energy services company that is a member of the E.ON AG family of companies.
State of Maryland Tax comptroller
Ingram Micro Wholesale provider of technology products and supply chain services
Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. one of the world largest producers of copper and gold
Bridgestone America
Bridgestone Canada
Sephora
EXPERIENCE & specialties
ROC Americas, Atlanta, GA
Global SAP HCM Specialists
SAP Security Support CONSULTANT
November, 2012 – Present
Accenture Corp, Atlanta, Georgia
A global management consulting
SAP Basis/Security CONSULTANT
March 20, 2004 – November 2012
Prosero (Formerly FacilityPro), Atlanta, Georgia
NETWORK ENGINEER
SAP Security Administrator
December 2000 – March 2004
EDUCATION
Master of Science, Information Technology, February 1999
American University
Citizenship & Language
US Citizen
Proficient in both English and Arabic language